The Trump administration told Kilmarábrego García that he was an El Salvadorian at a long-running immigration platoon center that he could be deported to the Kingdom of Esvatini in southern Africa.
In an email from BBC US partner CBS, an immigration official said they are changing Last month, he decided to send him to UgandaAfter Mr. Ábrego García raised concerns about persecution.
The official said the claims were “hard to take seriously” but the United States “still” agree not to send him there.
It is at least the fourth country as a potential destination for 30 years old. In March, he was wrongly deported to El Salvador and then returned to face criminal charges.
U.S. officials admitted at the time that he was mistaken for him.
In June, he was taken back to the United States, where he was detained and charged with human smuggling. He pleaded not guilty.
Trump officials claimed he was a member of the MS-13 gang, and he also denied the allegation.
His deportation case has become the focus of the government’s crackdown on immigration.
Mr. Ábrego García has nothing to do with Eswatini.
Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, was surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique. It is one of the last remaining absolute monarchies in the world, and has been led by King Mswati III since 1986.
The United States has deported five people to Eswatini, calling them “criminal illegal foreigners.”
The move has attracted the attention of the small country that it is becoming a garbage dump for criminals.
Esvatini has not confirmed whether it has received payments for a deportation agreement reached with the Trump administration.
The United States is the fourth largest market for the country’s largest sugar exports. Analysts believe Eswatini may be trying to protect the deal and avoid tariffs.
Mr. Ábrego García entered the United States illegally from a teenager in El Salvador. In 2019, he and three other men in Maryland were arrested and detained by federal immigration authorities.
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